I really liked both of this
week’s storylines and thought that was a solid episode of The Walking Dead.
I was very intrigued and
entertained by the new community in the junkyard. The leader Jadis spoke slowly
and in fragmented sentences, giving the impression that this group was feral
and almost alien, having fallen off the grid much sooner than the rest of the
world and developing their own language and culture. They moved silently,
almost like cats over the debris. I would very much like to see more of these
alien survivors. It was just a fun, Star
Trek-esque scene.
The whole fight with Rick
and the zombie had a sci-fi/gladiator movie quality and I really enjoyed it.
The idea of the fight plus the way it was shot was just very well done. This
was the most traditionally comic book-y I’ve ever seen the show.
I also liked the “say her
name” scene with Darryl and Richard from the Kingdom who wanted to use Carol as
bait. Darryl’s anger was well-earned and the line about “Why don’t you die for
it” was a very good point. Why doesn’t this guy sacrifice himself to defeat the
Saviors rather than use Carol?
The reunion between Carol
and Darryl was a long time in coming and the emotion was earned. I hadn’t
realized that she doesn’t know Glenn and Abraham are dead. At first I didn’t
understand why he would lie to her and tell her everyone was alive but later they
explained it: Because if Carol knew, she’d come running and she really needs a
break from the warrior life. She will eventually find out, of course, since
that’s the type of lie you can’t keep going for long.
This is two episodes in a
row that have been pretty good. Maybe I’ll be optimistic that this half-season
will be better than the beginning.
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